0207 903 51440161 839 5117The sensible answer to this question is that you should avoid drinking any alcohol before driving a vehicle, or make alternative arrangement such as taking public transport, taxis or using a designated driver.
Lots of websites will try and tell you the amount of each type of alcohol you can have and still safely drive but you should not trust this advice.
People often get surprised by the answer to this question!
Drink driving does indeed carry a custodial sentence. There are many factors in relation to sentencing guidelines for drink driving.
Firstly, the Court will look at your breath/blood/urine reading to see if this crosses the custody threshold and if there are any other aggravating features in your case such as previous convictions, an accident, carrying passengers at the time of the offence etc.
Our Firm unfortunately do not offer Motoring Solicitors Legal aid in cases, we solely operate on a privately paying basis.
Legal Aid has changed dramatically over the years since it was introduced. Under the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO), legal aid is very rarely granted for minor motoring offence cases in the Magistrates Court.
We created this section so you can see exactly how many points you would have depending on your convictions.
It is always worth knowing how long endorsements stay in your licence and how long you will have to declare them for. Each offence varies, please see below for the length of time each endorsement stays on your licence. Continue reading How long does drink driving stay on your licence?
The short answer to that question is, no. The law is quite clear on this issue and we delve deeper into drink driving bans uk and paying a fine to avoid a driving ban below.
One Question We Get Very Regularly is….. How to avoid Drink Driving Bans UK?
Continue reading Looking to Avoid a Driving Ban?
